9 days ago

Will you watch Saturday's Blues vs Chiefs final?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

When Jimmy Tupou left for Japan in 2018, never did he think he’d ever be back in Super Rugby, let alone playing in, and for that matter, starting, a final.

But, after the pull of family brought him back to New Zealand last year, here he is, age 31 and the oldest member of the Chiefs squad, proving an instrumental figure in their second-row, and heading to Eden Park on Saturday with the chance to make up for some heartache of a decade prior.

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More messages from your neighbours
11 days ago

Have you been past the old theatre lately?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

It was a spectacle that would have thrilled anyone’s inner three-year-old.

And, on Tuesday afternoon, some actual three and two-year-olds were lucky enough to be among those looking on as a pair of gigantic orange demolition excavators tore into the northern wall of Hamilton’s Founders Theatre in the manner of ravenous monsters.

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6 days ago

Are there roads you don't like to drive on in the Waikato?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Once a year Jeff Penno removes drawing pins from a wall map pinpointing serious and fatal crashes his crews have attended, and starts again.

It’s a poignant reminder that not all our roads are up to the standard of the Waikato Expressway - which is so safe the Waikato road policing manager doesn’t need to deploy his team there regularly.

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20 hours ago

Matariki

The Team from Megan Smith & Co.

Mānawatia a Matariki ki a koutou katoa 🌟

Enjoy this time with your whānau, sharing kai and reflecting on the year that has been and setting aspirations for the year to come.

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